<?xml version='1.0'?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl='http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform' version='1.0'>

    <xsl:output method='text' />
    
    <!-- let's get started -->
    <xsl:template match='/'>
        <xsl:value-of select='/spell/spellings/spelling' />
    </xsl:template>
    
</xsl:stylesheet>